France Regards
Boyden Sj>eeeh as
Plea for Germany
w
fctatempnt by American • Ob
server Taken as Proposal
for Revision of Ver
sailles Treaty.
Copyright. I95S.
Paris, Jan. 12.—America has pro
nosed to Fiance to revise the treaty
of Versailles in favor of Germany.
It is in this blunt sense that the
French government now Interprets
tho dramatic statement of Roland
Boyden, unofficial American observer
on the reparations commission, before
the .reparations commission on Tues
day. It is asserted that this state
ment, aggravated by the events In the
Ruhr and on tho Rhine, gravely
threatens the relations between the
two countries.
Members of the French foreign of
fice frankly told the correspondent
that Mr. Boyden's appeal for revision
of the treaty Is considered as an offi
cial statement by the American gov
ernment.
The official French viewpoint Is
that with a background of 10 devas
tated provinces it is unfair and un
friendly on I lie part of America to
demand tho payment of the French
debt and at tlie same time urge a re
duction of the German reparations.
Asked for Sacrifices.
"Why does not America ever spook
to Great Britain about returning Ger
man ships and colonies which are bo
essential to the recovery of Germany?
Why Is France alone asked to make
sacrifices? Why Is Germany not
asked to make sacrifices?" asked a
high spokesman of the foreign office
"In my opinion Germany was a vol
untary defaulter with respect to her
timber and coal deliveries under the
reparations commission's schedules
for 1922. hoth on technical and Jurldlc
grounds" said Mr. Boyden.
He defined the voluntary default
which by the treaty of Versailles
would entitle the respective powers
who signed It to take action against
Germany.
"The deficiencies occurred every
month and therefore Germany had
ample time In which to take such pre
cautions as were necessary to prevent
the shortage from continuing." as Id
Mr. Boyden. "On these grounds I am
definitely of the opinion that Ger
many defaulted.
Forbearance Shown.
"It might nlso he pointed out that
forbearance was shown by the com
mission during August and October
regarding the quantities of coal and
•Umber which Germany was to have
delivered.
"Therefor* I sgre* with the legal
arguments advanced hy the French,
Belgian and Italian delegates.”
M. Barthou, the French delegate,
smiled delightedly while Sir John
Bradbury, representing Great Britain,
frowned as Mr. Boyden paused, but
Immediately the American took a new
track.
"On the other hand I think that the
default was due more to the Ver
sailles treaty than the Germans,” de
clared Mr. Boyden earnestly.
"The treaty has placed an Intoler
able burden on Germany with re
gards to the payment of cash and
materials,” added the American In
1 cferring to the London schedule of
payments which was made an Integral
part of the treaty'. Under this sched
ule reparations bill stands at 132,
000. 000.000 gold marks ($33,000,000,
0001.
"The fact that a partial moratorium
htd to be granted Germany last
year Is In Itself a condemnation of
the treaty," he continued, "and In
the suui total of this vast reparations
problem I do not consider these de
faults of such Importance that they
justify putting grave penalties Into
force. In my opinion the reparations
question should he settled in Us en
tirety and not by piecemeal.
"It is questionable for this commis
sion to act as tribunal and to testify
m a crime, since It Is not responsible
for the application of the penalty.
"In my opinion the only sensible
thing to do Is to revise the treaty
entirely.’*
Upon this dramatlo declaration
Mer Rouge Mayor Tells of Klan Holdup
of Men Later Murdered by Hooded Band
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Willi machine guns miauling the courthouse at Bastrop, the stale of I.ouisiana lias begun Its open Investi
gation of the alleged murder of two men at Mer Rouge h.v members of the Ku Kluv Klan. Governor .loliti W.
Parker, Attorney General A. V. Coco, Assistant Attorney General T. Nennnes W'almsley and Special Prosecutor
St. Clair Adams are conducting the Investigation. Hr. M. McKoin. former*tnayor of Mer Rouge and accused of
complicity in the murders, was arrested in Baltimore, but was freed upon his promise to return to Mer Rouge t®
await the result of the investigation. The photograph of the disguised klausmen was taken at Homestead, Fla.,
within three miles of the southernmost point in the I'nited States.
Bastrop, La., Jan. 12.—Robert L.
Dade, mayor of Mer Rouge, today
named Pr. B. M. McKoin, Captain J.
K. Shipwith, Kelly llarp and Kd Ivy
as members of a Ku Klux Klan band
which hdd up and disarmed Watt
Paniel, W. A. C. Andrew and Harry
Needs, Mer Rouge citizens, near the
village of (lallion, La., several months
prior to the kidnaping and murder
of Daniel nnd Thomas Richard last
August. Dado had admitted previously
that he was a member of the Klan
band.
"Can you say whether J. P. Hlg
genbotham was with the band? George
9. Ouin, assistant attorney general,
asked.
"I am not positive,” Dado replied.
"What was the purpose of the trip?”
"Wo started up to investigate a
report that a negro wns running a
gambling house in which white per
sons were permitted to gamble with
negroes."
"Did you find that condition to ex
Ist?”
"No, the house was dark.”
Bringing his narrative to the hold
ing up of the three men, Dade con
tinued:
"Neells, Daniel and Andrews had
stopped their automobile up the road
and were sitting in the car. Some
of the men approached and asked
them who they yere."
“Were they whipped?”
“No, there was no violence; but their
guns wore taken away from them.”
"Was there anything else contem
plated or suggested?” was asked.
"There was some talk of giving
them a w-hipping, but 1 said: 'Fellows,
that will not do: I have known those
boys all the time and I cannot stand
for that’.”
Dade said the men were lectured.
"Wrho gave them a lecture?”
"Captain Skipwith.”
"What kind of lecture?”
"A moral one, about drinking and
gambling."
"Did Kelly Harp have anything to
say?”
“He spoke Ills mind. He said they
were his friends and did not want to 1
see them punished.”
"How was the party organized to :
go on this gambling crusade?”
“I ran Into them In front of the j
bank In Mer Rouge. They asked me i
to go with them. They were In three j
automobiles.”
“Where did you get your hood and j
gown?” •
“EdW'ard Ivy gave It to me. He I
used to live In Bastrop. lie had an
extra gown In his car. There were
some men in the cars I did not know.
Laurie Calhoun was there, I believe."
“Did they pick up anybody else In j
Mer Rouge?”
“Yes sir, Dr. McKoin.”
“He provided himself with a mask?”
“Yes sir.”
“All of you were masked?”
“Yes.”
“What color were those masks?’
“Mine was a black one.”
“Were there any other black ones?”
“I believe I had the only one.”
President Barthou of the commission
inquired if Mr. Hoyden had a definite
plan of any sort to submit to the
commission for a vote. Mr. Boyden
said be had merely mnde a sugges
tion to the commission. As Mr. Boy
den was the last to speak, a vote
was then taken which showed that
three of the allies approved the French
motion to declare Germany In de
fault. while Great Britain voted
against.
Mexico ^ ill Not Take Part
in Pan-American Meet
Mexico City, Jan 12.—Mexico's re
grcis that she will not be able to take
part in the Pan-American congress
to be held in March at Santiago. Chile,
were on their way to the Chilean gov*
eminent today.
In a note handed last evening to
Enrique Bermudez, the Chilean
minister, Foreign Secretary Fant says
that Mexico is forced to decline the
conference Invitation because she has
not an accredited representative at
Washington pnd therefore cannot
comply with one of the requirements
for admission to the conference circle.
Asserting that Mexico has given
proof of her ability and capacity to
comply with international obligations
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and that she maintains an “unprece
dented cordiality" with the Latin
Amerlcan nations and the United
States, the note says that Mexico has
hoped that the time will come when
she may "contribute to the fulfillment
of the aims of the Pan-American fra
ternity."
Forty-Five Coal Miners
Trapped in Upper Silesia
Berlin, Jan. 32.—(By A. F.)—Forty
fii-e miners were trapped yesterday by
the explosion of a gasoline engine In a
coal mine near Hindenburg, Upper
Silesia. It is feared they all have
perished.
Gloom Descends
on United States
Troops on Rhine
Order to Return Means End
of Per feet Day for East of
^ anks on European
Soil.
Coblenz. Jan. 12.—Uloom, if not
consternation, has descended upon the
1,200 soldiers of the Eighth United
States infantry who are now prepar
ing to bid farewell to this lovely spot
on the becastlod Rhine. They are the
last of the American forces on Eu
rope's soil, and It is the end of their
perfect day.
While the news of the withdrawal
of the Americans was officially con
firmed only yesterday morning, it was
known Wednesday afternoon through
the message of the Associated Press
telephone from Paris and speeded
throughout the city. The word reached
a dance given by the veterans of for
eign wars, where German wives and
sweethearts of the American troops
were among the dancers. They raised
tlielr voices in tearful lamentations.
It was a blow to Coblenz and yester
day the! face of every man, woman and
child expressed a personal grief. ,
Sorry to See Yanks Go.
The worldwide political significance
of the departure of the troops, how
ever, is apparently lost to all save the
commanding officers. Real sadness
was evinced In a message sent to MaJ.
Henry T. Allen last night by the head
burgomaster In tho name of the peo
ple of Coblenz. The message read:
“We are sorry to see you leave; we
do not know how we can do without
you, nor what will happen to us soon.
We are sorry to see the Americans
go, leaving us so excited and at such
a dreadful time. However, we trust
all matters will right themselves and
we wish all the best things to General
Allen and his troops.”
Accommodations on board the
transport St. Mlhiel for about BO dis
charged American soldiers who have
married or settled here, has been re
quested in a cable dispatch sent to
Secretary of State Hughes by the
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commander of the John Quinlan post,
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
To Sail at Noon.
Washington. Jan. 12.—The trans
I port St. Mihiel will sail from New'
Vork at noon today for Antwerp,
where it will take aboard the Ameri
can troops. It was said at the War
department yesterday that definite de
cision to send the ship to Antwerp
had been reached, although Maj. Gen.
Allen, commanding the army of
occupation, lmd not yet acknowl
edged the cabled 'instructions sent
to him Wednesday to prepare for im
mediate evacuation of his entire com
mand.
With General Allen's departure
from Coblens, the American flag will
censo to fly on the Rhine.
No Room for Wltos.
The wives of returning American
troops will not he able to find ac
commodations aboard the St. Mihiel,
It is believed, as General Allen's
force, including his staff officers, is
more than sufficient to take up all
available space.
In the case of wives of the three
higher grades of noncommissioned of
ficers, the government will pay trans
portation, but present regulations do
not authorize payment for transpor
tation of wives and families of any
other enlisted men.
Where space is available on govern
ment transports, however, and where
no cash outlay by the government is
involved, it lias been customary fot
transportation to be provided for the
wives of all enlisted men, the subsis
tence charge being met by the soldier. '
Turks Again Rile
Lausanne Meet
Demand Taxation of Foreign
Institutions in Turkey
Start Immediately.
T.ausanne, Jan. 12.—(By A. P.)—
The return from Angora of Hussan
Bey was followed today by a manifes
tation of renewed intranslgeance on
the part of tho Turkish delegation.
At a meeting of the conference
dealing with tho economic capitula
tions the Turks rejected tho allied
project that the tax exemption hith
erto granted foreign religious, scho
lastic and charitable institutions in
Turkey should continue for five years
after which they should be placed
on the same footing as similar Turk
ish institutions. The Turks declared
the equality of treatment must be
gin now.
Furthermore they attempted to re
open other questions which hud been
considered as already seltled. There
is considerable uneasiness in allied
circles over the general problem of
capitulations, especially as regards tho
spepial courts for foreigners.
It is reported Ilassan Bey brought
instructions from Angora that the
Turkish delegation should no longer
discuss tills question, on tho ground :
that the Turkish government has al- j
ready abolished all capitulations.
New Office Building
to Go Up in Spring
A large office and shop buildim:
will he erected this spring on Howard
street between Sixteenth and Seven
teenth streets, so tenants in the old
buildings on the property were ad
vised Thursday. They received not iq«
to vacate by March 1, and the old
building will bo torn down immediate
ly after that date.
Although plans have not yet hei r
completed, C. O. George staled tha
the first floor would house up-todat*
and luxurious shops, and that offices
will occupy tdio upper floors. The
building will face north.
Chester A. and Raymond C. Cook
aro trustees for the estate which has
acquired the hlock of property.
125.000 Army Provided
in Bill Reported to House
Washington, ,Jsn. 12.—A standing
army of 125,000 culisted men and
12.000 commissioned officers the same
ns authorized last year is provided
for in tho army appropriation bill
reported today to the house.
Tho bill carries $314.04O.4C0 for
military and non military activities m
£16,010,444 less than last year, t'f
the total $37,000,000 goes for riv. r
and harbor projects heretofore «"
tborized. Last year $42,815,661 was
appropriated for this purpose.
Budget estimates included in the
hill for flood control on the Sacra
mento River was $199,900, and on the
Mississippi $5,9S6,80O.
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Monday, January 15
Dancing at 10 P. M.